HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.034-94RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE
DENIAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AT 1357
MOUNTAINVIEW DRIVE, LOT 1, BLOCK 2, WEST MEADOW SUBDIVISION, ASPEN,
COLORADO.
Resolution No. 94-~
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 24-5-202, an accessory dwelling
unit is a conditional use in the R-15 zone district and must be
approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to the
review criteria in Section 24-7-304 of the Aspen Municipal Code;
and
WHEREAS, Doug Allen submitted an application for a 350 square
foot attached accessory dwelling unit to the Planning office; and
WHEREAS, several neighbors responded to the public notice for
the conditional use review; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the standards for review of a
conditional use and the public input from the neighborhood
regarding the allowed uses within the West Meadow subdivision, the
Planning office forwarded a recommendation to deny the conditional
use finding that the conditional use does not comply with standards
B of Section 24-7-304 of the Land Use Code; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing on November 22, 1994, the
Planning and Zoning Commission heard input from residential
neighbors in opposition to the accessory dwelling unit request; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the staff's comments and the
public input, the Commission voted 5-2, with 1 abstention, to deny
the accessory dwelling unit request because it failed to meet all
of the review criteria of Section 24-7-304.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission that it denies
the request for the accessory dwelling unit at 1357 Mountainview
Drive finding that the proposal does not comply with the following
review standards, to wit:
1) The proposed conditional use is not consistent or
compatible with the character of the immediate vicinity, and
does not enhance the mixture of complimentary uses and
activities in the immediate vicinity of the parcel.
2) The applicant commits to supply affordable housing to meet
the incrementg~/need for increased e~loyee~generated by the
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W. ~ruce Kerr, ~hairman Jan ~ne~, Depufy~ity Clerk